Generative AI Should Not Replace Thinking at My University
I’m dismayed that any academic institution would encourage us to use chatbots rather than our intellects.
by Douglas Hofstadter
Jun 22, 2023
3 minutes
I used to drive a stick-shift car, but a few years ago, I switched over to an automatic. I didn’t mind relinquishing the control of gear-changing to a machine. It was different, however, when spell checkers came around. I didn’t want a mechanical device constantly looking over my shoulder and automatically changing my typing, such as replacing with . I had always been a good speller and I wanted to be self-reliant, not machine-reliant. Perhaps more important, I often write playfully, and I didn’t want to be “corrected” if I deliberately played with words. So
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